Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The administration also made sure that Hall wasn’t assigned an unreasonable amount of administrative or DEI work. “We Hall says she has received good assistance from SIUE. She was paired with a mentor who, like her, was a Black mother who had transitioned from staff to a tenure track role.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

There is power in being a role model, he says, and that’s why he wants to make sure undergrads and graduates can see themselves represented in Lehman faculty, staff, and administration. Role-modeling isn’t just about his physical presence on campus, says Delgado, but a true commitment to meeting and engaging with his students. asks Delgado.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 7, 2023

If you look at our DEI plan on campus, it’s really granular in those ways. Magazine treatment: Trending: Display Promo Box: Live Updates: liveupdates0 Most Popular: 0 In-Article Advertisement High: 9 In-Article related stories: 12 In-Article Advertisement Low: 15 Include DNU? Who are we not serving well?

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

DEI, ESG and Staffing Issues One silver lining for colleges seeing negative returns was increased donations, which the survey found were up by an average of 22 percent across both small and large endowments. This is the second year the NACUBO survey has asked about donations for DEI efforts.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

He proposed defunding DEI efforts and restricting the use of DEI statements in hiring practices, giving boards and presidents the power to review tenure at any time, and requiring that state research universities spend $50 million annually on research related to STEM and business initiatives.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Other parsed the statement’s subtleties, noting the presidents’ careful language used to describe their plan to continue doing what they’ve always done—teach, not compel “belief”—while still appeasing the DeSantis administration. Is this diversity newsletter?: Is this Career Advice newsletter?:

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

“I was made aware of some security concerns that were being prompted by folks who have been attacking the college, attacking the administration, attacking the board, and out of an abundance of caution, I made the decision to make the board meeting virtual,” Santana said. We’re very proud of that.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 5, 2023

Image: Even as conservative lawmakers have ratcheted up attacks on DEI—diversity, equity and inclusion—in higher education, another acronym has begun to attract their attention: ESG. DeSantis announced legislation in February that he claims will “protect Floridians from the woke ESG financial scam.”

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 7, 2023

” North Carolina has not gone as far as Florida, where Governor Ron DeSantis has engaged in a protracted takeover of the state’s higher education system , from banning DEI offices to installing loyalists on the New College of Florida’s Board of Trustees , all with the openly political goal of fighting “woke activism.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Mantella, president of Grand Valley State, issued and completed a 15-point plan for racial equity as a clear statement on providing foundational knowledge around diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and emphasizing commitment to the university’s values. Bernal, chief of staff to the president and vice president for inclusion and equity.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

Efforts by the Biden administration to pass a rule on student loan forgiveness was a major story from 2023 that will again be front and center in the new year. Other issues in the news will include diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Access, affordability, and free speech will continue to make headlines in higher education.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Image: When Florida’s Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, announced plans last week to defund diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives across the state, he was joined on stage by political activist Chris Rufo, who has made a career out of questioning the purpose of DEI programs. “Gov. Shapiro himself has also drawn controversy.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

At the time, he held a press conference that focused on defunding DEI efforts in the state and issued a news release detailing proposed reforms that now appear in HB 999. And the DeSantis administration had little to say on HB 999. Some with close ties to DeSantis are celebrating the move. Is this diversity newsletter?:

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 31, 2023

None of the presidents agreed to discuss attacks on higher education from the DeSantis administration, even when offered anonymity, and multiple institutions did not respond to a request for comment. The DeSantis administration did not respond to a request for comment.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Recent rhetoric and actions from the DeSantis administration have sent a clear message to leaders of Florida’s public colleges: get in line. ” Now that Sasse is on campus, detractors have presented a list of demands, including that he stand up for LGBTQ+ students and employees whom they fear the DeSantis administration may target.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 20, 2023

Image: The administrative building at Connecticut College is finally quiet, emptied of the students who gathered to protest President Katherine Bergeron. ” Faculty and staff members have supported the protests by donating food to students occupying the administrative building and providing flexibility regarding class attendance.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 11, 2023

Arguably the most prominent of the trustees is Rufo, who gained national attention for his campaign against the obscure academic concept of critical race theory, often conflating it with diversity, equity and inclusion programs and fueling a conservative backlash against DEI efforts. Is this diversity newsletter?:

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Written by Abbott’s chief of staff, Gardner Pate, the memo warns that using DEI policies in hiring violates both federal and state employment laws by illegally discriminating against “certain demographic groups,” though it does not specify which ones.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Yet leading up to the federal ruling, a string of state legislative actions — each seeking to hobble or even decimate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) activities and programming on university campuses — provides a telling story of a divided national mindset. DEI and the culture of higher education.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

“But the enabling legislation was somewhat vague, which allowed [UT-Austin] President [Jay] Hartzell and his allies in the UT administration to hijack the project, remove its independence, re-direct its funding to existing personnel and programs and change its title to ‘Civitas.’” Is this Career Advice newsletter?:

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Biden Administration U.S. The Biden-Harris administration anticipated that the debt forgiveness would impact 95% of student loan borrowers, or about 43 million people. Edgar, a DEI and EEO consultant, trainer, and facilitator. “As We attempted to do something for Black faculty and administrators and so Black Issues was started.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 13, 2023

At the same time, scholars are working around the clock to stave off ongoing anti-DEI legislation that has already taken hold in states like Florida and Texas, where many politicians campaigned against diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. The administration also implemented a 12-month repayment “on-ramp” from Oct.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 8, 2023

His administration has also sought data related to transgender health care at public universities, part of a broader battle over LGBTQ+ rights in Florida that includes restrictions on content related to sexual orientation and gender identity in K-12 classrooms. law and systemic issues. Is this diversity newsletter?:

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